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November 14 - 2024
EN Europe
Leroy plans $30 million investment in cages to shield salmon from lice
IntraFish
The company plans by mid-2025 to shield up to 45 percent of its fish from the impact of sea lice.
By Rachel Mutter
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News
November 14 - 2024
EN Europe
Scottish Parliament nearing conclusion on salmon-farming sustainability inquiry
Seafood Source
Scotland’s salmon-farming industry has overcome a lot of challenges over the past few years, but more work is needed to ensure it remains sustainable and prioritizes animal health and welfare into the future, according to Scotland Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform, and Islands Mairi Gougeon. By Jason Holland
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Investigative Journalism
October 31 - 2024
EN Europe
Salmon fed on krill shows resilience to sea lice, study claims
IntraFish
Krill and other natural feed ingredients could lessen impact of sea lice on salmon, according to research initiated by Aker BioMarine and conducted in Norway last year.
By Hanna Gezelius
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Investigative Journalism
October 28 - 2024
EN Europe
Love salmon for dinner? You might not after you read this
iNews
It’s delicious, nutritious and versatile – but increasingly one of the most controversial foods you can put on your plate, finds Clare Finney
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Investigative Journalism
October 24 - 2024
EN Global
Fish farming was supposed to be sustainable. But there’s a giant catch.
Vox
A groundbreaking study suggests your farmed shrimp and salmon might have a much bigger environmental toll than previously thought.
By Kenny Torrella
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Investigative Journalism
October 19 - 2024
EN Europe, Global
Should we all stop eating salmon? Why it’s suddenly become endangered
Al Jazeera
Why have Atlantic salmon populations dropped so dramatically in British rivers, and is fish farming a help or hindrance?
By Dwayne Oxford
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Research
October 16 - 2024
EN North America
Pathogens from salmon aquaculture in relation to conservation of wild Pacific salmon in Canada
Science Advances
The spread of pathogens from farmed salmon is a conservation concern for wild Pacific salmon in British Columbia (BC), Canada. Three pathogens are prevalent in farmed Atlantic salmon in BC, spill over to wild Pacific salmon, and are linked to negative impacts on wild salmon: Piscine orthoreovirus, Tenacibaculum spp., and sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Molecular screening of infectious agents in farmed and wild salmon and environmental DNA highlights a further 4 agents that are likely elevated near salmon farms and 37 that co-occur in wild and farmed salmon. Pathogens likely affect wild salmon indirectly by mediating migration, competition, and predation. Current net-pen aquaculture practices pose these risks to numerous populations of all species of wild salmon in BC, most of which are not covered in Government of Canada science and advisory reports. Climate change, pathogen evolution, and changes to disease management and aquaculture regulations will influence future risks. By Martin Krkosek, Andrew W. Bateman, Arthur L. Bass, William S. Bugg, Brendan M. Connors, Christoph M. Deeg, Emiliano Di Cicco, Sean Godwin, Jaime Grimm, Leila Krichel, Gideon Mordecai,Alexandra Morton, Stephanie Peacock, Dylan Shea, Brian Riddell, Kristina M. Miller
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Opinion
October 09 - 2024
EN Global
Farmed Salmon Isn’t 'Mediterranean'
Medium
How the world’s healthiest diet is used to prop up a troubling fish. A special guest post by
Rauch Foundation's Eva Douzinas on Paul Greenberg's (The Four Fish) Medium page.
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Investigative Journalism
October 03 - 2024
EN Global
Is There Such a Thing As Sustainable Salmon?
The Sustainable Restaurant Association
Examines the sustainability issues surrounding farmed salmon, including advice and insights from experts and businesses in our network, to explore whether salmon has a place on a sustainable menu.
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Interactive / Website
October 01 - 2024
EN, FR Global
Seastemik & Data For Good
PinkBombs is the result of a collaboration between two non-profit organizations, Seastemik and DataforGood.
PinkBombs is here to:
-Alert about one of the biggest threats to the Ocean today: salmon farming.
-Deconstruct the distorted popular perception around salmon consumption.
-Guide companies, States and consumers towards positive solutions.
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News
September 25 - 2024
EN Europe
Scottish salmon farm cleared tonnes of dead fish before inspection, charity says
The Guardian
Footage taken by Animal Equality UK before MSPs’ visit was a daily procedure, says Scottish Sea Farms.
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Investigative Journalism
March 16 - 2024
EN Global
Why Massive Numbers of Farmed Salmon Are Dying
Time
Salmon farming has expanded rapidly in the past 25 years into a $20 billion-a-year industry. Farmed salmon are advertised as an environmentally friendly and sustainable solution to the need for animal protein for the world’s growing population. But mass die-offs and other controversies have challenged these claims.
By Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins
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Investigative Journalism
July 21 - 2022
EN Global
3 Reasons to Avoid Farmed Salmon
Time
Today, wild salmon are an endangered species, gone from most rivers in the U.S. There are many culprits, from polluted waterways and habitat destruction to overfishing and climate change. In the last 20 years, however, a new threat has emerged: floating feedlots on the ocean known as open-net salmon farms. The $20-billion-a-year farmed salmon industry is the world’s fastest growing food producer, and it has made farmed Atlantic salmon the most popular fish on dinner tables North America. But at what cost?
By Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins
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Investigative Journalism
March 28 - 2022
EN North America
The Narwhal
Open-net fish pens are the perfect breeding grounds for the parasites, which feast on the mucus, skin and flesh of wild salmon, causing infection and even death. But the tools industry has to deal with the legions of sea lice are becoming less effective. By Judith Lavoie
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Investigative Journalism
August 16 - 2021
EN Europe
Ocean Desolation: How Fish Farm Pollution Is Killing Marine Life in Greece
The Ferret
Researchers reported about a “desolation scenario” around sea bream and sea bass farms in Western Greece.
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Investigative Journalism
March 18 - 2021
EN Europe
Fish Farms in Mediterranean ‘Paradise’ Blamed for Pollution
The Ferret
The environmental impact of fish farming in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Investigative Journalism
September 05 - 2019
EN Europe
Iceland, Open-Net Fish Farms, and the Final Frontier for Wild Atlantic Salmon
Patagonia
In the last 20 years, the expansion of salmon farming in open-net pens has led to the loss of half the wild salmon population in Norway. On average, 200,000 farmed fish escape from open-net pens and many of them swim up rivers in Norway and breed with wild stocks, contributing to species decline. According to conservation groups, the same method of farming is also responsible for the collapse in salmon and sea trout populations in the West Highlands and Islands of Scotland. By Mădălina Preda
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Investigative Journalism
April 19 - 2019
EN Europe
Plans to expand Iceland's fish farms risk decimating wild salmon populations
The Guardian
Scientists are warning against new legislation to grow Iceland’s fish farming industry, but industry is pressuring for a go-ahead.
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Research
January 01 - 2018
EN Global
The Dangers of Industrial Ocean Fish Farming
Friends of the Earth
Many people opt for seafood over terrestrially-raised meat because they want better nutrition, a more humane option, and a smaller environmental impact. However, not all seafood is created equal. Much of our available seafood has been mass-raised and harvested in indus- trial ocean farms, pumped with agricultural drugs and pesticides, and provided feed comprised of overfished
species, GMOs, and filler ingredients such as corn. In other words, the salmon on your plate could very well be unhealthy, inhumane, and unsustainable.
Thankfully not all seafood production methods are bad, and you can continue to feel good about the fish you eat. There are many sustainable ways to produce seafood, including land-based recirculating farms, ocean-based farms utilizing entire water columns, and even some wild-caught fisheries.
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Documentary Films
March 25 - 2017
EN Europe, Asia
Farmed Norwegian Salmon World’s Most Toxic Food
Marcus Guiliano
A look into farmed Salmon and Asian Panga.
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Research
June 01 - 2010
EN Europe
Fishy Formula - Why the European Strategy Does Not Add Up to Sustainable Aquaculture
Food & Water Europe
The proposed benefits of increased food production via open water aquaculture (increased food production and job creation) are challenged by the darker side of the practice, including environmental damage, endangerment of wild populations, rampant use of antibiotics and harmful chemicals, job instability, and reliance on fish meal from wild populations. Investment in more sustainable forms of aquaculture, such as land-based recirculating aquaculture, small-scale shellfish aquaculture, and artisanal fishing and tourism would better serve communities.
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